Match Report

Rayners Lane
0
Hendon
6
Date:
Tuesday 08 August 2006
Competition:
Friendly
Attendance:
Unknown
Venue:
TBA

Match Report

On Tuesday night when they visited Level 6 Rayners Lane of the Hellenic League Division One East. After a slowish start, the Greens took full control, eventually running out winners 6-0. Danny Edwards opened the scoring around the half-hour mark, finishing well after being put through by Lee O'Leary.

Wayne O'Sullivan followed with a quickfire brace, both excellent long-range efforts. Just before half-time, the score was increased to 4-0 when Steve Wickham made a fine save, but was unable to keep out the rebound knocked home from close range by Dean Thomas, hunting for scraps.

Rayners Lane made a host of changes at half-time, but could not get a foothold in the game. Hendon's passing and running was more than they could cope with and the speed of thought between Levels 3 and 6 was clear to see.

Greg Deacon arrived late at the far post to slide home goal number five, midway through the second half, and Jamie Busby added a sixth a few minutes later. Busby should have won a penalty when Wickham pulled him down as he took the ball past him, but the referee ruled a dive.

Indeed two or three other very good penalty shouts were turned down as Rayners Lane tried to keep up with Hendon players.

Anthony O'Connor did make a couple of good saves, but the game was little more than a glorified training exercise for the Greens.

Manager Gary McCann said of the performance, "We were far too good for them and we could have scored more than we did against Wembley. But we didn't have the composure I wanted to see and too often took the wrong options."

Report by David Ballheimer

Hendon

1
Anthony O'Connor
2
Takumi Ake
3
Wayne O'Sullivan
4
Ryan Wharton
5
James Parker
6
Craig Vargas
7
Dwane Williams
8
Lee O'Leary
9
Danny Edwards
10
Dean Thomas
11
James Burgess
12
Jamie Busby
14
Adilson Lopes
15
Greg Deacon
16
Rene Street
17
Belal Aite-Ouakrim

Match Events

29''
Danny Edwards
31''
Wayne O'Sullivan
35''
Wayne O'Sullivan
44''
Dean Thomas
46''
Jamie Busby replaced Takumi Ake
46''
Belal Aite-Ouakrim replaced Dean Thomas
60''
Greg Deacon replaced Danny Edwards
71''
Rene Street replaced Craig Vargas
72''
Greg Deacon
78''
Adilson Lopes replaced Belal Aite-Ouakrim
79''
Jamie Busby

Rayners Lane

1
S Wickham
3
D Collins
4
A Potter
5
J Smith
6
K Lambert
7
M Ryan
8
M Mair
9
I Jones
10
J Henry
11
W Small
15
P Mitchell
2
B Parry
4
R Minor
11
N Toulson
12
L Bailey
16
D Gardiner
17
G Ambridge